Cigar-vending machine.



DI ALLEN CIGAR VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATlON FILED DEC. I3. I9Is.

Patented Mar. 18, 191%.

2 SHEETS-SHEET X D. ALLEN.

CIGAR VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION F'lLED DEC. 13, I916.

Patented Mar; 18,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- v gin mute;

DAVID ALLEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR-VENDING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

Application filed December 13, 1916. Serial No. 136,731.

To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Dav n zen of the United States, and resident of NewYork city, in the county of New York and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Im rovements in Cigar Vending Machines,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to vendlng machines and has particular reference toa device of the class described adapted particularly for vending cigars.

The primary object of myinvention is to provide a device of the classdescribed which after being emptied will not receive a coin or permitthe'same being deposited in the coin receptacle. -Another object of myinvention is to provide means associated therewith to prevent thebridging of the cigars over the-delivery drum.

A-still further object of my invention is to provide a moistening meansassociated therewith to prevent the cigars from becoming extremely dry,which is an objection against the cigar vending machines now 1n commonuse.

A still further object of my invention resides in the provision of adevice of the character described that is simple in construction,efiicient in operation and that can be manufactured and placed on themarket at a minimum cost.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scopeof my invention will be more readily understood from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a front elevation of the outer .casing of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with the sliding cover removed;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of my invention showing a cigarabout to be delivered';

' drum, and V Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a humidor used in connectionwith my invention;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the means employed in my invention toinsure the uniform delivery of the cigars to the discharge 2 Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the (11S- ALLEN, a citicharge and the means forretaining the same to prevent rotation thereof when the casing has beenemptied of the cigars.

Referring more particularly to the drawings wherein similar charactersof reference designate like and corresponding parts throughout thevarious views, A designates my invention in its entirety having a base1, and end walls 2 and 3, the lower edge of the wall 3 bei'n providedwith an opening 4- to permit the ischarge of the cigars. Side walls 5and 6 are mounted on the said casing and provided with longitudinalgrooves therein to permit the top 'Zfto be slidably mounted thereon. Theend wall 2 is hingedly connected by means of hinges 8 mounted on oneedge thereof and provides means for gaining access to the humidor andalso for removing the top. A discharge drum 9 is rotatably mounted inthe side walls and is provided with a longitudinal recess 10. A spring12 1s mounted within the said recess to normally retain the cigar inalinement with the periphery of the drum 10. A pair of corrugated rubberstrips 13 are mounted transversely of the roller to provide means forpreventing the bridging of the cigars and are used in conjunction with asmall screw having an enlarged head 13 which is mounted adjacent thesaid longitudinal slot over the periphery of the drum, the said screwbeing adapted to engage a supporting plate 14 and thus agitate the sameupon the rotation of the drum. The plate 11 is suspended. or detachablymounted on a pair of lugs 15 and 16 mounted on the side walls. The saidplate 14 comprises a sheet of metal having the edges thereof bentlaterally of the body portion. One of the said bent. portions "providingmeans for retaining the said plate in the desired position and theopposite end providing guiding means for the cigar upon the rotation ofthe said drum. A transverse strip 17 forming a brace means for the endis secured to the strip 17 and when the door said strips being 2 isclosed, said spring is disposed into ongagement with the dependingportion of the plate 14 to hold the plate 14 inwardly displaced, but topermit opposite movement thereof when engaged by the head 13, so as topermit the latter to pass the inner depending portion of the plate'14,when the drum is turned to dispense the cigars.

On the opposite side of my rotating roller are provided a pair of stripsrigidly connected to the side walls of the casing, the mounted on aslant for a purpose which willhereinafter appear. plate 20 is detachablymounted on the said strips and having the edges thereof bent similar tothose described to the supporting plate 14 and for the same reasons.

The supplemental plate is detachably engaged with the end wall 3 of my;invention by means of a screw or other securing means 21 fastened to thesaid wall and engaging the body portion of the said plate. A lateralextension 22 is provided on the said body portion extending over thesupporting plate 20 to retain the same in the desired position and alsoproviding means for alin-' ing the cigars so the rotating drum in thedesired position. A cushionin means 23 is mounted on the under side 0the said supplemental plate to prevent scratching of the plate 20, inthe same manner that the cushion 19 coacts with the plate 14, as well asto firmly hold the plates in position.

The locking means for my invention comprises a sheet metal plate 24rigidly secured to the side walls of my invention and provided with aplurality of transverse openings 25 for a purpose which will hereinafterbe described. A lateral extension 26 is provided on the free end of thesheet metal plate Y 24 to prevent the cigars from being deposit- 3 .;35to slide Qfr'e'e end of the said ed before reaching the desiredposition. An opening is provided intermediate the ends of the saidlaterally bent ortion 26 to permit a catch 27 which is hingedlyconnected to a cleat 28 to engage the roller 9. The free end of thecleat 28 is provided with an opening therein to receive a bolt 29 whichdetachably secures the said cleat in a central transverse opening andalso retains a spring 30 in engagement with the catch 27 to engage thesame with the drum 9. The end of the catch 27 is flared as at 31- topermit the said drum being freely rotated. A plate 32 is adjustablysecured to the transverse slots -25 having a diverging or. downturnedend portion to deflect 'ci'gars whendischarged from the roller or drum9. A plurality of parallel slanting cleats 33' and 34- are mounted inspaced relation to the side walls to permit the humidor supporting platebetween the said cleats, the

plate having a transverse strip 36 mounte thereon to limit the that theywill be fed to sEsT A\II\A\LABLE CQ'r movement of the plate.

posite directions provides a retaining means for the humidor and also asupporting means for a foraminous plate 38 which is secured to one ofthe said bent edges. A receptacle 39 is niountedon the said plate andretained therein by means of a pair of wings 40 formed on the strip 37.A standard 41 is mounted on the base 1 to provide a supporting means fora plate 42 having one end thereof secured to the standard and theopposite end engaging the base plate adjacent the openin 4 provided inthe end wall 3 of the casing. An extension 43 is provided on one end ofmy casing to provide a supporting means for a well consisting of a sheetmetal plate having a body 44 secured to the said extension and havingthe opposite ends thereof-bent to form diverging end portions 45 and46;, A plate-17 is secured to the end wall 3 above the opening 4and-provided with a diverging wing portion 48 to deflect the water awayfrom the said opening.

strip of spring metal 49 is secured to th base and having the free endthereof engag in the standard 41. The strip 49 thus pro vides a coinchute to distribute the same 1 the section designated R- which forms acoil 'tacle 50 and a consequential locking of th{ machine againstoperation. A designating plate 53 is mounted on the side wall adj acenthe coin receptacle to taining a transparent plate and cate the grade ofcigar in the machineani also the price thereof. 1 The operation of myinvention is as fol lows: Upon the insertion of a coin in th' coinreceptacle 50 the handle 51 is rotate( and if a cigar is in thelongitudinal groov of the rotatable drum the same will be per mitted torotate beyond the shelf 32 afte the coin has dropped into the coinretaiiie R and the cigar depositedon the plate 0 chute 42, from where itslides into the we. 44. If on the other hand the cigars hav beenpreviously exhausted the catch 27 wi engage the longitudinal opening asshown i Fig. 6 and prevent further movement of tl roller. Thus thespring 52 will cause tl return of the roller to its original positiowhen the coin will be returned to the perst operating the same. It is ofcourse obvio= that when the cigar is in the groove, in spective of itssize the spring 12 will for the same into engagement withthe catch ithus preventing the said catch from enga ing with the groove.

he desired method of refilling my cash with cigars is to insert a box ofciga through the door 2 in an inverted positic depositing them asdesired upon the remov of the top.

From the above description taken in connection with the'accompanyingdrawings, it

*"j nation with a casing walls, of a hopper-shaped receptacle formedhaving a longitudinally therein to receive a cigar, a spring member caneasily be seen that I have provided a device that is simple inconstruction, containing but few simple parts that can be cheaplymanufactured and assembled and. when assembled can be placed uponthemarket and sold at a minimum cost.

It will beunderstood that the above description and accompanyingdrawings comprehend only the general embodiment of'my invention and thatvarious minor changes in detail of construction, proportion andarrangement of parts may be made withln the scope of the. appendedclaims and withoutsacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

IIa-vin thus fully described my invention, what I c aim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is 2- 1. In a cigar vendinglmachine,the combiaving side and end therein and comprising. a plurality ofslanting plates detachably mounted in the casing, a drum rotatablymounted in the said casing, means for resiliently holding one of saidplates toward said drum, the said 'drurn extending groove end of thesaid plates being bent laterally thereof to limit the movement of theplates and retain the same in the desired position, the opposite ends ofthe plates being bent to form guiding means, a drum rotatably mounted inthe side walls of the casing,

means carried by said drum for engaging the plates to agitate the samewhen the drum is rotated, means for rotating the drum, the said drumhaving a longitudinally extending groove to receive a cigar, a springmem ber provided in the said groove to force the cigar into a positionalining with the periphery of the drum, a supporting shelf memberrigidly connected to one of the side walls of the casing and having aplurality of transverse slots, a cleat adjustably mounted in the saidslots, a catch' hingedly connected to the said cleat, a spring mountedon. the said cleat, the free end of the spring being in engagement with.the catch for a purpose specified.

3. In-a vending machine of the class de: scribed, a casing having a doorpivotally connected to one side wall forming a. closure for one endthereof, a top slidably mounted on the casing side and end side and endwalls,.

walls, a plurality of supporting lugs mounted on the side walls of thecasing, a pair of slanting plates detachably associated with said lugs,one end of each of said plates being bent downwardly to limit themovement of the plate and retain the same in position, the opposite endsof the plates being bent to form guiding means, a drum rotatably mountedin theside walls of the casing, said drum havin a longitudinallyextending groove to receive a cigar or the like, spring means holdingcertain of said plates toward said drum, means carried by said drum toengage said plates during the rotation of the drum to force said platesin a reverse position, means for forcing the cigar in the groove to aposition alining with the outer periphery of the drum, a supportingshelf member rigidly connected to one of the walls of the casing andhaving an up right inner end, said'upright end bein disposed adjacent tothe periphery of the drum, a down turned member at the inner end of saidshelf member, and means supported upon said shelf member ,and operatingthrough said upright end to normally engage the drum, but ermit therotation thereof and passage 0 the cigars or other articles carriedwithin the groove thereof, said means being adapted to engage saidgroove to prevent rotation of the drum, when the supply of cigars or thelike is exhausted.

4 In a vending machine of the class described, a casing having side andend walls, adoor pivotally connected to one side wall forming a closurefor one end thereof, a top slidably mounted on the casing'side and endwalls, a plurality of supporting lugs mounted on the side walls of thecasing, a pair of slanting plates detachably associated with said lugs,one end of each of said plates being bent downwardly to limit movementof the plate and retain the same in position, the opposite ends of theplates being bent to form guiding means, adrum rotatably mounted in theside walls of the casing, said drum having a longitudinally extendinggroove to receive the cigar or the like, spring means holding certain ofsaid plates during the rotation of the drum, means carried by said drumto engage said plates during the rotation of the drum to force saidplates in a reverse position, means for forcing the cigar in the grooveto aposition alining with the outer periphery of the drum, a pluralityof transverse slots therein, a shelf, a cleat adjustably mounted on saidshelf, a catch hingedly connected to the said cleat, a sprin mounted onthe said cleat, the free end 0 the spring being in engagement with thecatch, said casing having a transverse opening adj acentthe lower edgeof the side wall thereof, an inclined chute forming late'disposed to:receive the cigars from t e drum,

' scribed, a casing having side and end walls,

a door pivotally connected to one side Wall forming a closure for oneend thereof, a top slidably mounted on the casing side and end walls, aplurality of supporting lugs mounted on the side walls of the casing, apair of slanting plates detachably associated with said lugs, one end ofeach of said plates being bent downwardly to limit movement of the plateand retain the same inposition, the

opposite ends of the plates being bent to form guiding means, a drumrotatably mounted in the side walls of the casing, said drum having alongitudinally extendinggroove'to receive the cigar or thelike, springmeans holdingcertain of said plates during the rotation of the drum,means carried by said drum to engage said plates during the rotation ofthedrum to force said plates in v a reverse position, means for forcingthe cigar in the groove to a osition' alining with 1 the outer peripheryof t e drum, a plurality of transverse slots therein, a cleat adjustably5 mounted on said shelf, a catch hingedly connected to the said cleat, aspring mounted on the said cleat, the free end of the s ring bein in'engagement with the catch, t e base 0 said casing extending beyond theend wall, a

well mounted on the extensionto receive the cigars. as dispensed, astandard formed on the said base, a trough member having one end-rigidlyconnected to the said stand ard and the opposite end thereof beingflexed into engagementwith the baseadjacent the sfiaig opening, as andfor the purposes specie r 6.-In a'vending machine of the characterdescribed, a casing having side and end walls, a top and a bottom Wall,a discharge opening being provided in one end wall, a well disposedadjacent to said opening at the bottom thereof, means for obtainingaccess to the casing, a hopper in said casing, said hopper comprisinginclined plates, one of said plates being slidable and adapted to beagitated, a drum rotatable in the casing and having a receiving groove,means for rotating the drum, and means for agitating the plate.

7. In a vending machine of the character described, a casing having sideand end walls, a top and bottom wall, a discharge opening being providedin one end wall, a well disposed adjacent to said opening at the bottomthereof, means for obtaining access to the casing, a hopper in saidcasing, said hopper comprising inclined plates, one of said platesbeingslidable'and adapted to be agitated, a drum rotatable in the casing andhaving a receiving groove, means for rotating the drum, means forengaging said drum to limit the rotation thereof upon the supply ofcigars or the like being exhausted, means for holding said slidableplate toward the drum, means carried by the drum for displacing saidplate and agitating the same, upon the drum being rotated to receiwe anddischarge a cigar or the like, and means carried by the drum forarranging the articles to be vended thereon.

, v8. In a vending-machine of the character described, a casing havingside and end Walls, a top and bottom wall, adischarge opening beingprovided in one end'wall, a well disposed adjacent to said opening atthe bottom thereof, means for obtaining access to the casing, a hopperin said casing,

said hopper comprising inclined plates, one

supply of cigars or the like being exhausted,

means for holding said slidable plate toward the drum, and means carriedby the drum for displacing said plate and agitating the same, upon'thedrum being rotated to receive and discharge a cigar or the like.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

DAVID ALLEN.

